GCSE Earth and Space – The atmosphere

Last updated: 21/03/2021
GCSE Science – Irish Junior Cycle (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Space) The Earth and atmosphere GCSE Earth and Space – The atmosphere

Learning Objectives

-I can recall the approximate composition of air
-I can recall the properties, uses and test for oxygen
-I can recall the properties, uses and test for carbon dioxide
-I can recall the layers of the atmosphere
-I can describe the troposphere
-I can describe the stratosphere
-I can describe the mesosphere
-I can describe the exosphere
-I can recall the factors that affect the gases in the atmosphere
-I can recall that a barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure

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  1. What formed the Earth’s early atmosphere?

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  2. Which of the following gases formed the Earth’s most early atmosphere?

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  3. Which of the following gases formed the Earth’s most early atmosphere?

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  4. Which of the following gases formed the Earth’s most early atmosphere?

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  5. What condensed within the early atmosphere and fell as rain and forming oceans?

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  6. During the Earth’s early atmosphere, which of the following had the highest proportion of the atmosphere?

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  7. Which of the following was not apart of the Earth’s early atmosphere?

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  8. What were there tiny traces of in the Earth’s early atmosphere?

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  9. What were there tiny traces of in the Earth’s early atmosphere?

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  10. Originally within the early atmosphere started forming to begin the process of releasing oxygen?

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  11. Originally within the early atmosphere started forming to begin the process of releasing oxygen?

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  12. Through what process did algae and bacteria being to release oxygen into the Earth’s atmosphere?

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  13. What gets used up during photosynthesis?

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  14. What gets released during photosynthesis?

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  15. What gets used up during respiration?

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  16. What gets released during respiration?

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  17. During the Earth’s early atmosphere plants began to form, what soon after began to evolve?

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  18. Today, what is the majority of the Earth’s atmosphere made up from?

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  19. What proportion of todays atmosphere is made up of nitrogen?

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  20. What proportion of todays atmosphere is made up of oxygen?

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  21. What proportion of todays atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide?

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  22. Which of the following has been taking in the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

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  23. Which of the following has been taking in the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

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  24. How else has the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere been decreasing?

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  25. Where is carbon dioxide being locked in?

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